From an East African village, into the Land of the Dead: Marwe lives in a village where food is scarce. She tries to be obedient, but it's hard to spend every day working in the fields. When her carelessness ruins the village's crops, she's too scared to face her angry family and runs away--to the strange Land of the Dead. Marwe knows she doesn't belong there. But can she find the right sort of courage to return to the land of the living?

Presents an illustrated retelling of the Chaga legend in which a young woman from a starving village neglects her duties, accidentally crosses over to the land of the dead, and eventually finds the courage to return to the real world.

Marwe : into the land of the dead : an East African legend / author, Marie P. Croall ; pencils by Ray Lago and inks by Craig Hamilton, Marwe : into the land of the dead : an East African legend [electronic resource] Croall, Marie P.